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Burglars target Short Strand

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:34:38 GMT

Sinn Fein Mount Pottinger representative Niall Ó Donnghaile has warned residents to be vigilant about suspicious activity in the Short Strand following a number of ‘creeper’ burglaries over recent days.

Extra police on streets in a bid to tackle crime

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:08:37 GMT

East Belfast police are changing station opening hours and putting an extra nine officers back on the beat.

Police probe armed robbery

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:12:50 GMT

Detectives are investigating an armed robbery of business premises at the Castlereagh Road area of Belfast on Sunday evening (January 30).

Rosetta business robbed

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:10:33 GMT

Detectives are investigating an armed robbery of business premises at the Rosetta Road area of Belfast on Monday evening (January 31).

Woman on crutches robbed

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:57:47 GMT

A woman on crutches has been robbed while walking in east Belfast in what has been described as a “despicable act”.

Police probe four ‘abduction’ attempts

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:18:50 GMT

Police are investigating four separate reports of attempted abduction of children in east Belfast since the weekend, all involving a man in a silver car.

Post office robbed twice in week

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:17:31 GMT

An east Belfast post office was targeted twice by armed robbers last week.

Conman posed as plumber

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:05:18 GMT

A bogus caller who burgled a pensioner’s home has been branded a “ loathsome low-life,” by a local MLA.

Robbers threatened staff

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:47:49 GMT

Two men held up staff at a post office on the Cregagh Road near the Titania Street junction on Tuesday morning.

George Best £5s stolen

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:46:53 GMT

Burglars made off with six commemorative George Best £5 notes from a house in Ballygowan this week.

Police call on domestic abuse victims to speak out

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:42:29 GMT

The Police have stepped up their campaign to encourage domestic abuse victims to report it.

Police call on domestic abuse victims to speak out

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:19:19 GMT

The Police have stepped up their campaign to encourage domestic abuse victims to report it.

Men broke alcohol by-laws

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:32:30 GMT

Two men have been fined in court for drinking alcohol in a public place.

Burglars targeting unlocked doors

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:27:35 GMT

Police in east Belfast have warned that a recent spate of burglaries occurred in houses whose doors or windows were open.

Woman (94) and man (88) targeted by burglars

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:30:20 GMT

A 94 year old woman and an 88 year old man were targeted in two separate burglaries this Monday lunchtime, November 22.

Man pointed knife at girl

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:29:40 GMT

Detectives in east Belfast are appealing for information after a man pointed a knife at a 13 year old girl during the attempted robbery of an Upper Newtownards Road newsagents.

Lorry damaged eight cars

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:37:13 GMT

A woman was arrested after a lorry crashed into eight cars before coming to a stop when it struck a wall on Sunday night, November 14.

Police probe lorry accident

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:53:33 GMT

Police in east Belfast are appealing for witnesses after an articulated lorry hit a car.

Police probe hit and run

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:32:46 GMT

Police have appealed for witnesses after a pedestrian was struck and injured by a vehicle, possibly a silver Renault Laguna, at around 1.20am on Sunday, October 31, at the junction of Upper Newtownards Road and Ravenscroft Avenue, Belfast.

Dissidents ‘not top of PSNI’s agenda’

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:44:27 GMT

Castlereagh’s top cop has said he’s “not preoccupied” with the dissident republican threat and vowed to tackle community problems such as scramblers and street drinking.

Police investigate assault

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:35:19 GMT

Police are appealing for information about an assault in East Belfast.

Sydenham house burgled

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:07:48 GMT

Police in east Belfast are appealing for information following a burglary in the Sydenham Drive area.

Police appeal for kidnap info

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:08:05 GMT

Detectives are appealing for information after a man was kidnapped by armed robbers on Friday, October 1.

Burglars target Knock Eden

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:37:33 GMT

Police in east Belfast are appealing for information following a burglary which occurred in the early hours of Thursday 16 September in the Knock Eden Park area.

School criticises Ruane rejection

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:07:19 GMT

Braniel Nursery School staff are “devastated” after Education Minister Caitríona Ruane rejected their plea to be allowed to take in only full time pre-school children.